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Paul Cartledge

Paul Cartledge was the inaugural A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the University of Cambridge, and President of Clare College, Cambridge. Between 2006 and 2010 he was Hellenic Parliament Global Distinguished Professor in the History and Theory of Democracy at New York University. He is an honorary citizen of modern Sparta and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor awarded by the President of Greece.

Over the course of his distinguished career he has written and edited numerous books on the ancient Greek world, including Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction, (OUP, 2011) Thermopylae: The Battle That
Changed the World, (Macmillan, 2013)The Spartans: An Epic History (Penguin, 2004) andAfter Thermopylae: The Oath of Plataea and the End of the Graeco-Persian Wars (OUP, 2013) which explores the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, one of world history's unjustly
neglected events. He has also served as historical consultant for the BBC television series The Greeks, and for four Channel 4 documentaries including The Spartans.

Democracy: A Life (OUP, 2016) provides an authoritative and accessible history of this ancient political system. By drawing out the salient differences between ancient and modern forms of democracy Paul enables a richer understanding of both.